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Similarities between Facebook and genetic interactions

Through the deviation from identified networks of interacting genes and a new member of the Ras pathway, a process of cell communication. The genes interfere with each other in the same way that the social networking site Facebook suggests friends, So says a research published in the online version of Nature Methods. The study was [...]

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New hope for a vaccine against tuberculosis

The ESPC protein secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, could be used for diagnostic tests and induce broader immunity than that obtained with the BCG vaccine, derived from b. According to a survey just published, a recently identified protein secreted by the bacterium tuberculosis could be effective as a vaccine against the disease. In an article in [...]

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Radical effect on DNA

The damage to DNA by free radicals generated mutations that lead to defective protein synthesis and cell malignant transformation. A free radical is a molecule or atom that has an unpaired electron, as a result are highly reactive and quickly interact with organic molecules such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Radicals in [...]

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Stem cells and proteins to fight brain tumors

At the base of the degeneration of the brain tumor, there would be no inhibition of N-Myc protein by protein Huwe1. Antonio Iavarone, Italian researcher at Columbia University in New York, says that in the future ischemia and brain tumors can be treated with stem cells treated with proteins. Iavarone is the study of transcription [...]

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The genetic signature of diabetes

Starting from the study of rare inherited forms of insulin resistance, researchers have found a genetic abnormality Calabrian present in 10% of people with type 2 diabetes. From research on rare diseases new light on one of the most common metabolic disease in the world, diabetes mellitus type 2: the team from the University of [...]

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Digital Minds: Life after death?

Scan the memory stored in the neural network could mean immortality in the near future. Neurotechnologies new sciences are those that analyze and control the brain and human nervous system. Recent advances allow the use of special electrodes that can connect the brain with electronic systems, make replicas of neural models, and manufacturing equipment to [...]

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Hydrogel as a support for tissue growth

Induced regeneration of skeletal muscle tissue in the animal model with a mixture of stem cells and a biomaterial based on hyaluronic acid. The aim of regenerative medicine is to repair or rebuild damaged tissues due to trauma, accidents, cancer or birth defects such as muscular dystrophies. Due to the admixture of different skills – [...]

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